“I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites.” (Psalms 26:4) When my wife and I first met, it didn’t take long for me to realize that her faith was very important to her. “You’re pretty religious, aren’t you,” I asked her on our first date. I’ll never forget her answer: No, I’m not religious at all. I’m a Christian.” I couldn’t understand why she had a problem with being labeled as religious, at least not until I became a Christian and understood the […]

“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31) The gospel rests on three giant pillars: Jesus’ virgin birth, atoning death, and bodily resurrection. The Easter season celebrates Jesus’ death and resurrection. Christmas focuses solely on the virgin birth. You can’t call yourself a Christian if you don’t believe in the virgin birth. I remember my doubt about it as an unbeliever. I thought it defied one of the most basic laws of nature. So […]

“So when he had washed their feet, taken his garments, and sat down again, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you’.” (John 13:12-15) The Gospel of John was the last Gospel written. […]

“For whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23) We don’t think much about whether those who commit suicide will go to heaven. That is unless we are members of a family that has experienced the tragedy of suicide. I remember as a child, a neighbor hung himself in his dining room. We were playing football on an empty lot next to his home when the police arrived late one afternoon. We could see him hanging from a chandelier through the dining room window. I later asked […]